Question

All of the following was true about African American soldiers in the Civil War EXCEPT?

A. it led the Union assault on Fort Wagner in Charleston, South Carolina
B.it was led by an African American officer named Moses Powell


C.it suffered tremendous casualties during the Fort Wagner assault
D.one soldier from the 54th earned the Medal of Honor

Answer 1

B. is the answer you will want to put. While they did let African Americans fight in the war in a special unit, they would not allow that unit to be led by an African American. It was headed by a white man named Robert Gould Shaw.